METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING USER DISTRACTION

摘要

A method and apparatus for reducing user distraction is provided herein. During operation a user device will show content for limited periods of time during a context where the user is not to be distracted. So for example, a police officer driving may only be able to look at the screen of his device for a first period of time (e.g., 3 seconds). After that period of time, the device will prevent further viewing (preferably by turning off the screen). After a second period of time (e.g., 10 seconds), the device will again allow the officer to look at the screen for the first period of time. When the device has determined that user distraction does not need to be prevented, the device will allow full access to the user.

主权项

1. A method for reducing user distraction, the method comprising the steps of:
determining that a user is in a particular environment; restricting the viewing of a screen for a first period of time while the user is in the particular environment; after the first period of time, allowing the user to view the screen for a second period of time while the user is in the particular environment; again restricting the viewing of the screen while the user is in the particular environment; wherein the step of determining that the user is in the particular environment comprises the step of determining a Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) incident identifier and basing the determination that the user is in the environment based on the CAD incident identifier.